It's a bit of a backwards blog here, in that I bought the flash and first of all took THESE pictures, before the dripping tap and squirrels. More for a bit of fun than anything else and to see if the Wotan Servo SC-18 actually worked at all! I decided it was worth putting them on the blog after looking through the memory card and deciding they weren't all that bad.
They do illustrate a point I made when talking about the photos I took of Alys' squirrels, and in the dripping tap blog as well. It was hard at first to try and get the flash looking natural, these all have VERY harsh shadows. There's something to like about that though, it's easy to spend your time worrying about getting light 'soft' when a few harsh shadows can help a photo.
There's been an ongoing series of photos with this poor frog, when I first got the Sigma EX DG 24-70 I spent a while practising semi-macro photos and trying to get a good focus separation using the lens at f2.8. The above photo is f3.5, occasionally I find that the Sony a200 and the lens are a little soft at f2.8.
It's unlikely that i'll use the flash like this for weddings, most people prefer softer and more romantic lighting for the detail shots. In all honesty, it would be something of a faff to lug around a second flash by myself as well as spending the time making sure it was at the right distance and bouncing of the right bit of wall. It's normally very possible to use natural light or bounce the main flash of the ceiling to get the right look. As you can see in the photos of the squirrels though, it will be a very useful tool for studio photos, either portraits or product photography.
It's a bit of a backwards blog here, in that I bought the flash and first of all took THESE pictures, before the dripping tap and squirrels. More for a bit of fun than anything else and to see if the Wotan Servo SC-18 actually worked at all! I decided it was worth putting them on the blog after looking through the memory card and deciding they weren't all that bad.
They do illustrate a point I made when talking about the photos I took of Alys' squirrels, and in the dripping tap blog as well. It was hard at first to try and get the flash looking natural, these all have VERY harsh shadows. There's something to like about that though, it's easy to spend your time worrying about getting light 'soft' when a few harsh shadows can help a photo.
There's been an ongoing series of photos with this poor frog, when I first got the Sigma EX DG 24-70 I spent a while practising semi-macro photos and trying to get a good focus separation using the lens at f2.8. The above photo is f3.5, occasionally I find that the Sony a200 and the lens are a little soft at f2.8.
It's unlikely that i'll use the flash like this for weddings, most people prefer softer and more romantic lighting for the detail shots. In all honesty, it would be something of a faff to lug around a second flash by myself as well as spending the time making sure it was at the right distance and bouncing of the right bit of wall. It's normally very possible to use natural light or bounce the main flash of the ceiling to get the right look. As you can see in the photos of the squirrels though, it will be a very useful tool for studio photos, either portraits or product photography.
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